This is the second in a new series of extremely small and free-form cryptic crossword puzzles, published every two weeks to coincide with our latest essay on which the puzzle will be themed.
This puzzle set by Tope is themed on our essay The Cat’s Meat Man: Feeding Felines in Victorian London.
You can print the puzzle or fill it in online. Join our newsletter to be informed when the next one is published and see the answers to this grid.
Scroll through the whole page to download all images before printing.Clues1a. Smote hare, stewed, at centre of food safety scandal (9)
2d. Run through first part of script — great deal of film with hero undressed (6)
3d. Change job (5)
4d. What's happening? Congressman lies about being drinker! (5)
5a. Father to the core, sweetheart, and good Aussie on the right side, to raise... murderer? (4, 3, 6)
6a. Close Zoom in middle of conference after keynote interrupted by guy's backside (2, 1, 7)
New to cryptic crosswords? Our clues should typically be on the easier end so could be a good place to get started! (Check out this guide from The Nation and this video from the New Yorker.)
See all the puzzles in the series here.
